French flat cap?

[Everything Mac]

Morning all.

I was in Paris before Christmas and found a number of street shops selling felt flat caps.

I quite fancied one at the time but didn't bother. Now I regret not buying one.

Does anyone have an idea what these French flat caps might be called. They're a slightly different shape to the ones we get here. A moulded curve with a pointy brim.

There isn't a little extra flap like you see over here.

Not too different to one of these - but I'm going from memory so could actually be these.

http://www.hatcentre.co.uk/classic-felt-grey-p-189.html

Anyhoo I'd like to know what they're called so I can order one. There are similar caps online but nothing quite like it.


Cheers
Andy

 

[rik_uk3]

French Beret, have a google.

 

[Everything Mac]

No Rik not a sodding beret. Astounding as it is, along with 99% of the world I know what a beret is.

It was similar to the one in the link above. Indeed may well be the one in the link, I'm just not certain.
It was a firm, shaped felt. Not a floppy beret.

 

[spandit]

You can get stiff berets

Is a scally cap similar?

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

The one in your link looks like a Gatsby to me

 

[Dave-the-rave]

Is it the duckbill flat cap like these...http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-702&va=duckbill+flat+cap

 

[Opal]

Believe Zak Dingle is selling his old one.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Have a look here.

 

[rik_uk3]

No Rik not a sodding beret. Astounding as it is, along with 99% of the world I know what a beret is.

It was similar to the one in the link above. Indeed may well be the one in the link, I'm just not certain.
It was a firm, shaped felt. Not a floppy beret.

Many French men wear a beret as a flat cap with peak pulled to front and not to one side, hence me thinking of a beret.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Are you thinking of a chapeau plat de lierre de feutre de laine by any chance monsieur ?

 

[dp0001]

I miss-read the title as French cat flap and looked in wondering how it would be different to a normal cat flap.

 

[greensurfingbear]

I picked one up in Rome if that's any help? okenest:

 

[Everything Mac]

Cheers chaps. Sorry Rik, ott response there.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

You could check out ivy caps & newsboy caps too.

 

[plastic-ninja]

I picked one up in Rome if that's any help? okenest:

Can't believe you went to Rome , one of the very cradles of the renaissance and came back with a cat flap!

Simon

 

[galopede]

Can't believe you went to Rome , one of the very cradles of the renaissance and came back with a cat flap!

Simon

Nothing wrong with that. I came back from my honeymoon many years ago with a hurricane lamp!

Gareth

 

[udamiano]

Are you thinking of a chapeau plat de lierre de feutre de laine by any chance monsieur ?

yep thats what SWMBO thinks your talking about as well